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Effect of Kimchi Intake on Body Fat in Overweight Subjects

NCT05898802 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2025-07-10

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Summary

Kimchi, a traditional Korean food, is prepared through the fermentation of various ingredients. It has been reported that kimchi contains beneficial nutrients from its raw materials, as well as lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and their byproducts produced during fermentation. LAB play an important role in the fermentation process, during which the dominant LAB species emerge and undergo a transition process. Depending on the species and strain of LAB, it has specific functions such as promoting weight loss, reducing inflammation, and lowering cholesterol levels. In this study, the effects of kimchi produced from traditional recipe or kimchi fermented with lactic acid bacteria, which have anti-obesity effects, on body composition changes and metabolic disease index will be investigated in subjects with a BMI of between 23\~30kg / m2.

Conditions

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Kimchi

Two different kimchi, one traditional kimchi and one fermented with a lactic acid bacteria having anti-obesity effect, hereafter starter kimchi, are flash freeze dried, powdered and encapsulated.

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

Lactose with kimchi flavor

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • World Institute of Kimchi

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Wooje Lee, ph.D · World Institute of Kimchi

  • Myungjun Shin, M.D., Ph.D. · Pusan National University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-07-21
Primary Completion
2023-11-09
Completion
2023-11-09

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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Diseases

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